For them, left and right took on newly specific meanings. People who broke from the Communist party line were described by opponents as left-wing or right-wing deviationists, especially during the ...

The divide between left and right is one of the most fundamental markers in politics. But have you ever stopped to think about why we use those directional terms to describe ideological camps?

Why left and right both get the meaning of academic freedom wrong. Rediscovering the original meaning could produce the leaders we need in a deeply divided United States.

Left and Right aren't really loving labels in most cases, but the meaning and connection to Democrats and Republicans is a moving historical target. "Even in the last 50 to 100 years, it was not ...

The left-right alignment on climate is completely scrambled, in part because the real battle, as we shall see, is not ideological. On the same day, Brian Merchant had a post on Treehugger about ...